Trump Administration Pushes AI Adoption for Manufacturing
Politicians know only a few things. Just like CEOs, politicians read about artificial intelligence (AI). Neither knows much about it. They absorb the hype and fear the future. President Trump and President Xi of China have developed a competition in science and...
Record Technology Investments Outpace U.S. Manufacturing Workforce Readiness, New Report Finds
Another survey of manufacturing business leaders regarding applying AI in their operations and availability of a skilled workforce to apply it. Revalize, a worldwide leader in CPQ, PLM, and CAD software solutions for manufacturers, released new research around the...
AI Workforce Impact Updated
Vijay Narayan, Business Unit Head, Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy, Utilities at Cognizant, recently spoke with me about what they are seeing in their consulting work with manufacturing and logistics companies. We broached on AI, workforce, and strategy. Cognizant...
Momenta Invests in Autonomy to Advance Cloud-Native PLC Development
I entered the editorial world in the late 1990s during the excitement of something called PC-based control. Technologists of the time were convinced that they could knock off the leading PLC manufacturers with cheaper and easier-to-use technology based on the common...
Emerson AspenTech Updates Its Asset Performance Management Portfolio
I seldom hear from Emerson lately. They have announced an update to the AspenTech Mtell asset performance management portfolio. They mention AI-enabled functions. The company has had aspects of artificial intelligence buried within the system for years. This...
Rockwell Automation to Power Lucid’s EV Manufacturing Facility in Saudi Arabia with Advanced Software Solutions
Reports of sales “wins” seldom constitute any of my posts. For many years, that was the only “news” emanating from the process automation suppliers. This one from Rockwell Automation is intriguing because I probed fruitlessly for updates on software during the...
Ransomware Victims and Threat Groups Surge to Record Levels
Ransomware continues to grow as a threat to manufacturing firms of various sizes according to this new report from the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT). It reveals a 58% YoY increase in ransomware victims as record activity becomes the new norm....
Zeroport raises $10 Million Seed for Non-IP Remote Access Solution
The podcasts I regularly listen to are filled with advertisements for Virtual Private Networks (VPN). These are touted as a way to conduct secure sessions while working, for example, at a coffee house. Side benefits accrue, as well, for example watching your local...
Why Wasn’t 2025 The Fantastic Year of AI?
Cal Newport’s year-end wrap-up of AI in 2025 echoes Dr. Seuss and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Check out his podcast Ep 386: Was 2025 a Great or Terrible Year for AI? (w/ Ed Zitron). For added bonus points, read his newsletter Why Didn’t AI “Join the...
Product Development and Apple
I downloaded Apple’s latest operating systems OS26, iOS26, iPadOS26 with the famous redesigns. After hearing so much about their development and betas, turns out that they are, well, OK. Not good. Not better. Not that bad. Just different. I think different just to be...
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